About Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Geography) at The Education University of Hong Kong

The programme aims at training pre-service teachers who will be able to teach Geography curriculum in the secondary schools.

On successful completion of the programme, students will be able to:

demonstrate a solid understanding and command of geographical concepts and theories and apply the knowledge to solve geographical problems in the local, regional and global contexts with complex human-physical interface;

develop learning capability to be a competent and effective learner and teacher in a dynamic and an ever-changing society;

apply critical thinking to analyze the geographical and environmental issues that address the relationship among land, nature and people in the physical and human environments;

demonstrate the pedagogical literacy and competency required for the development and implementation of curriculum in secondary schools; and

develop essential abilities to plan, execute, report on field work and geographical research with the skills of data analysis, Geographic Information System, remote sensing and field studies.

Courses you may be interested in at other institutions

Below are some suggested courses at other providers that you may also be interested in:

Please note that these fees are for government-funded programmes only, if you are a self-financed student, your 2020/21 fees will be HK$392,000 for the whole programme. For more information, please contact the University.

Entry requirements

If you are applying on the strength of your HKDSE examination results, you should apply through JUPAS. JUPAS applicants are normally required to possess the following qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree Programmes

Chinese Language - 3

English Language - 3

Liberal Studies - 2

Mathematics (Compulsory Part) - 2

Any 1 Elective - 2

excluding Applied Learning Chinese and Extended Part in Mathematics

Higher Diploma Programme

Chinese Language - 2

English Language - 2

Any 3 Electives (not more than 2 Applied Learning Subjects) - 2

excluding Applied Learning Chinese and Extended Part in Mathematics

Remarks:

"Attained with Distinction" in an Applied Learning subject (Category B) will be regarded as having met the requirement of an elective subject. "Attained with Distinction" / "Attained with Distinction (I)" are comparable to level 3 while "Attained with Distinction (II)" is comparable to level 4 of the Senior Secondary Subjects (Category A).

"Attained" level will be regarded as a value-added factor to be considered in totality with the Student Learning Profile (SLP) for the purpose of admission.

Other Language subjects (Category C) will be accepted as unspecified elective subjects. The minimum requirement is Grade E.

For non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students who have met the specified circumstances as announced by the Education Bureau (EDB), the University accepts alternative qualifications in Chinese Language (only those under GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, and DSE Applied Learning Chinese (for NCS students)) for the purpose of meeting the minimum entrance requirements. For programmes which require students to have possessed a good command of Chinese including BEd(Chinese Language), BEd(Chinese History), and BA in Language Studies (Chinese majors), waiver of the DSE Chinese Language requirement will not be granted.

Applicants cannot use Extended Part in Mathematics (i.e. Module 1 / Module 2) as a substitute for the Mathematics Compulsory Part, nor can it be counted as an elective subject for the purpose of meeting the General Entrance Requirements. But the Extended Modules will be used as supporting information for admission to our programmes.

"Combined sittings" is allowed for HKDSE in the calculation of admission scores. If an applicant has taken the examination in a subject more than once, only the best result for that subject will be counted. No score deduction for repeated subjects.

We welcome local and non-local applicants who are seeking admission on the strength of non-HKDSE qualifications to apply for our government-funded programmes via direct application (i.e. Non-JUPAS application). Applicants who are seeking admission on the strength of HKDSE qualifications should apply through Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS).

Applicants who possess the following qualifications are welcome to apply via direct application:

A recognised post-secondary qualification^ such as an Associate Degree/Higher Diploma; or

One year of attendance in a recognised Associate Degree/Higher Diploma programme; or

Non-local qualification such as a GCE AL, IB Diploma, High School Graduation Diploma or SAT.; or

Transfer students who are currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree or higher degree programmes at a recognised local or non-local university; or

HKALE qualification; or

A mature applicant; or

Possession of other exceptional abilities that merit special consideration.

Foundation and Pathway Courses at other institutions

If you do not meet the entry requirements for this course then consider one of these courses from another institution: